CVE-2008-4984: freedesktop scratchbox2 Link Following

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-4984 is a medium (CVSS 6.9) Link Following vulnerability in freedesktop scratchbox2. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 06-11-2008
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

scratchbox2 1.99.0.24 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/dpkg.#####.tmp, (b) /tmp/missing_deps.#####, and (c) /tmp/sb2-pkg-chk.$tstamp.##### temporary files, related to the (1) dpkg-checkbuilddeps and (2) sb2-check-pkg-mappings scripts.

• CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.